2018 World Cup qualifiers: Oriental Pearls pass China for 2nd place in Group C

Hong Kong were on the road to take on Bhutan at 2018 World Cup qualifier. Taobao agent The hosts are yet to win a match in four attempts in Group C, and that winless run would continue as Hong Kong would earn a 1-0 win that sees them overtake China for sole possession of second place in the group.

Bhutan in the orange would have a great chance in the 31st minute but Diwash Subba's shot goes just wide of the far post.

Hong Kong's best opportunity comes in first half stoppage time when Chan Sui Ki sends this sliding volley over the bar and it's scoreless at the break.

We go to the 73rd minute and a long ball get headed into the box where Xu Deshuai fires it straight at the keeper, squandering his chance.

Off a corner in the 89th minute, Chan nods in the only goal of the game as Hong Kong squeak out a 1-0 win and overtake China for second place in Group C.

The Maroon maintain perfect record in Group C

Another match saw Group C leaders Qatar in maroon at home against the Maldives.

The Qatar attack struggles early, but in the 28th minute Sebastian Suria finds Boualem Khoukhi and he makes it 1-0 Maroon.

We jump to the 68th minute when Mohammed Kasola gets on the end of this corner to make it 2-0 Qatar.

And they then add a third moments later when Mohamed Musa finds Khoukhi who converts his second of the game.

Musa would then get his own goal in stoppage time as he bursts into the box to score with a low shot. 4-0 is the final as Qatar stay perfect with 15 points from 5 games.

In other results, Oman topped India 3-0 and Bahrain downed the Philippines 2-0. China Ebay Kyrgyzstan got past Bangladesh by the same score and Singapore doubled Cambodia. Thailand beat Vietnam 3-0 while Myanmar took down Laos 3-1.